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AChapleauWomanRandomlyReceivedALoadOf1,000CondomsSheDidn'tOrder FromAmazon,AndSheSaysSheHasNoIdeaHowThatHappened

Awoman in Canada said Amazon randomlysentheraboxofover1,000 condomsshedidn'torder.

Joelle Angleheart, a woman from Chapleau,Ontario,told CTVNewsTorontoin asegmentthatairedonThursdaythatshe"had noideawhy"thecondomsweresenttoher.

Angleheart told the Canadian news station that she received a package with 30 boxes ofTrojan condoms. Each box contained 34condoms,perAngleheart.

"We really can't understand what exactly took place and why we received the packageatourhouse,"Angleheartsaid.

Angleheart told CTV News Toronto that she did receive an email notification from Amazononthedelivery.However,sheignored it,thinkingthatthenotificationwasascam.

CTV News Toronto did not specify whenAngleheartreceivedthedelivery.Insider was unable to independently verify the package'sdeliverydate.

Angleheart later discovered that the condoms, which cost around $500, had been billed to her credit card. She told CTV News Torontothatshehadspentthepastfourmonths askingAmazonforarefund.

Angleheart said Amazon initially didn't agree to her request because the condoms were considered personalitems.

An Amazon spokesperson told InsiderthatAmazonhas

refunded Angleheart for the fraudulent purchaseandisstillinvestigatingthematter.

"We work hard to provide customers withagreatexperienceandit'sourcommitment togoaboveandbeyondtomakethingsrightfor customers and hold bad actors accountable," thespokespersonsaid.

"As we continue to investigate this matter,Amazonsecuredthecustomer'saccount

and their money has been returned," the spokesperson continued, adding that Angleheart'scasewasresolvedinJune.

Angleheart told CTV News Toronto that Amazon said she could keep the load of condoms.

"I would perhaps try to advertise that I am selling condoms at a discounted price," Angleheartsaid.

APartialSolarEclipse

ByGaryBoyle-TheBackyardAstronomer

Afewtimeseachyearthesun,moonand Earthperformacosmiclineupinspaceproducing aneclipse.Thisyearourplanetwillwitnesstwo solarandtwolunarevents.OnSaturday,October 14, 2023, skywatchers along a path starting in OregonthroughNevada,Utah,NewMexicoand endinginTexaswillseeanannulareclipseofthe sun. The rest of North America (depending on your geographic location) will see a partial eclipse with varying percentages of the sun coveredbythemoon.

Although this seems like an incredible eventtoviewandphotograph,itcomeswithgreat riskanddanger.Unlikealunareclipsewherethe moon slides into the earth's shadow, turning a burnt orange or coral colour and is completely safe to view, the sun is a far different story. Protective measures must be applied to prevent eyeandcameradamage.

Solar eclipses come in basically three

flavours, total, annular and partial.The first two are dictated by how far the moon is away from Earthateclipsetime.Initsmonthlyorbitaround our planet, the moon's elliptical orbit causes an approximate 50,000-kilometre or 30,000-mile variance between the closest and farthest approach called perigee and apogee. The socalled “supermoon” is the combination of a full moon and the closest distance to us which we experienced at the end ofAugust with the “Blue Moon” or the second full moon in the same month..

OnOct14,themoonwillbefartherfrom Earthandthereforenotblocktheentiresolardisk. Theclassictotaleclipseiswhentheentiresunis completely covered for a few seconds up to a maximumofsevenandahalfminutesdepending again on the moon's distance in its orbit. Much likeahockeygoaltenderchallengingashooteras heskatesoutandretreatsinthenet.

Since at no point will the sun be safely covered by the moon, DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN without protective

AVIS DE DÉCÈS

Doris Riopel

15 décembre 1940 – 17 septembre 2023

C'est avec un cœur lourd que nous annonçons le décès de notre chère maman, grand-maman et arrière-grand-maman à l'âge de 82 ans, le 17 septembre2023àl'hôpitalgénéraldeChapleauentouréedesafamille.Son sourire lumineux et son amour inébranlable pour sa famille resterons à jamaisgravésdansnosmémoires.Sasagesseinfinieetsatendressepour tousceuxquiavaientleprivilègedelaconnaitre.

Elleestprédécédéeparsonépouxbien-aiméGuyRiopeletlaissedansle deuilsesenfantsLucRiopel(Alice)deChapleau,GuylaineDomich(Dean) deHawkJunction,DenisRiopel(Helen)deChapleau,BrunoRiopeldeStJean-sur-Richelieu et Manon Bishop (Tom) deThunder Bay. Chère grandmère de Jenny (Pat), Michel (Kurin), Adam (Ekta), Lina (Kyle), Jason, Ashley (David), Matthew (Yanick), Julia (Kyle) et arrière-grand-mère de Bowen, Jaden, Jarred (Angelica), Payton, Peter, Kiana, Pierre, Lily, Jack, Dawson, Alivia et Avery. Elle est survécue par son frère Robert Mireault (Thérèse)etprédécédéeparsesparentsetsasœurClaireMireault.

DorisadéménagéenOntarioen1969avecsafamilleetenaprofitépours'impliquerauseinde sa nouvelle communauté dans le but d'aider à bâtir un avenir toujours meilleur pour les familles francophones.Elleseratoujoursreconnuepoursontravailcommunautaire,DorisfutPrésidente duCentreCulturelLouis-Hémonpour2mandatsconsécutifs.Elles'estégalementimpliquéedans le hockey junior B, notamment à titre du membre de comité de prélèvement de fonds. En 1986, inspiréeparuneentrevuesurTFOelledécidadefonderlecercledel'UCFOàChapleau,dont8 ansàtitredeprésidentelocale,4ansprésidenterégionaleet4ansprésidenceprovinciale.Doris était membre des Filles d'Isabelle depuis 1987 et a siégé au comité des funérailles. En 1999, le Centre Culturel Louis-Hémon a souligné son bénévolat exemplaire en lui décernant le prix de Bénévoledel'année,en2005,cemêmeorganismeluiaremisleprixdeFemmedel'année.Doris est également une artisane reconnue dans son milieu, En 2006 elle présenta une exposition intitulée « Doigts de fée » mettant en vedette un vaste inventaire de ses créations – tissage, broderie,couture,crochet,cartesd'occasion,vêtementsdebaptême,couvertures,etc.

Les arrangements funéraires sont confiés à la Maison funéraire LESSARD-STEPHENS. Les amis peuvent visiter, le samedi 23 septembre 2023 de 10h00 à l'Eglise Sacré-Coeur jusqu'à l'heuredelamessecommémorativeà11h00avecleprêtreHervéSauvé.L'inhumationsuivraau cimetièremunicipaldeChapleau.Undoncommémoratiffaitàlasociétécanadienneducancerou àl'ÉgliseSacré-Cœurseraitgrandementappréciéparlafamille.

La famille recevra les amis au sous-sol de l'Église Sacré-Cœur où nous partagerons des souvenirs,desriresetprobablementquelqueslarmesensonhonneur.

means.Unlessyouhaveacertifiedsolarfilterora number 14 welder's glass which many of us do notpossess,youcanstillsafelyseebyitemssuch as a vegetable strainer, spaghetti collinder or anything with small holes, even a Ritz cracker. Holding up the stainer or cracker allows you to view little crescent suns on a sheet of paper in safety. For the photographers, Baader solar film orothersolarfiltersareamustoryouruntherisk of melting your camera's CCD chip or your cell phonesensor.

Eclipses are an awe-inspiring wonder of naturethatcanbeenjoyedsafely.

Clearskies,

Known as “The Backyard Astronomer”, Gary Boyle is an astronomy educator, guest speaker, monthly columnist for the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada as well as a STEM educator. He has been interviewed on more than 55 Canadian radio stations as well as various television across Canada and the U.S. In recognitionofhispublicoutreachinastronomy, the International Astronomical Union has honoured him with the naming of Asteroid (22406) Garyboyle. Follow him on Facebook andhiswebsite:www.wondersofastronomy.com

AlgomaDistrictSchoolBoard ExperiencesEnrolmentGrowth–Again!

Algoma District School Board (ADSB) senior staff shared a very positive update and overview of opening enrolment numbers at Algoma District School Board's first Regular Board meeting held on Tuesday, September 19, 2023. Superintendent Frank Palumbo was pleased to share that we have seen a steady increaseinenrolmentconsecutivelyoverthepast severalyearsinallregionsoftheboard.

Elementary

TheSeptember2023JuniorKindergarten (JK) to Grade 8 enrolment has increased by 272 studentsfromtheprojectednumbersascontained intheMarch2023Director'sReport.

Secondary

The September 2023 Secondary enrollmentinthecompositeprogramshasseenan increase of 103 students from the projected numbers as contained in the March 2023 Director'sReport.

Board Chair Jennifer Sarlo shared, "This is exciting news for our schools and for our communities. We are always thankful that families have confidence in our schools and grateful that they continue to choose our board. WefeelconfidentthatADSB reallydoeshavea programforeverystudentasseemstobeshown by the specific programs students are choosing. ADSB is proud to serve all students and welcomes new students and families into its learning community of "Confident learners, caringcitizens."

Chapleau Moments

by MichaelJ. Morris

Michael Farber, who writes for Sports Illustrated, noted in a column that the personal connection he had to the Montreal Canadiens and to hockey in general, led him to his one contribution to the sociology of hockey: the Canadianone-degree-of-separationrule.

"Through anecdotal evidence gathered inthealmost30yearssinceImovedfromNew Jersey to Montreal, it has occurred to me that pretty much everybody in Canada is only one person away from someone who has ties to hockey,specificallytheNHL,"Farberwroteina 2009column.

Farber mentions many examples of the one-degree-of-separation rule around the street where he lived and the Montreal Canadiens, includingFormercoachJacquesDemers'father who was the superintendent of an apartment building,whereasaboyJacquesusedtoshovel coalforCanadiensplayerFloyd"Busher"Curry.

I had been researching a column on Floyd Curry who was born in Chapleau on August 11, 1925 and discovered Farber's column.IthoughtIwouldapplyhisobservation that Canadians are only one person away from someonewhohastiestotheNHLtoFloydCurry and Chapleau. I never knew Curry but some of hisrelativeslivedonAberdeenStreetbesidethe Goldstein family just down the back lane from myhouse.

I do not recall anyone ever mentioning thatheplayedhockeyinChapleau,butifhedid,I hopesomeonewillletmeknow.Hewasplaying JuniorhockeyinKirklandLakewhenhewas15 which first brought him to the attention of the MontrealCanadiens.

Read more of Farber's column at: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/m ichael_farber/01/22/montreal.welcome/#ixzz10 BMtrxlE

Knowing that Alison (McMillan) McMullen was a great fan of the Montreal Canadiens,Icontactedhertoseeifshehadany memories of him. Within an hour or so, her brotherDavidwasintouchwiththefollowing:"I had several pieces of memorabilia including newspaperwrite-upsofFloydCurryNightatthe Forum which I and several other Chapleauites attended. I can remember Mike Mione being

Floyd

"Busher" Curry, Chapleau born, considered best hockey player in world by QueenElizabeth II afternotching'Royal'hattrickforMontrealCanadiensin1951

downaticeleveltakingphotosalthoughIhave noideawhataccreditationhehadorhow/ where he'd attained it. Alcide Brunette and Donald"Flappy"Jardine(bothnowgone)were alsoinattendance."

In 2002 when as Queen Elizabeth II made history as the first monarch to drop the ceremonial opening faceoff puck at an NHL gameinVancouver,CTVNewsreportedthatthe lasttimeQueenElizabethandPrincePhilipwere known to have attended a hockey game was in 1951 at the Montreal Forum, during their first visit to Canada. She was only 25 and still a princesswhenshewatchedtheCanadienscrush theNewYorkRangers6-1andFloydCurrywas creditedwiththe"Royal"hattrick.Itturnedout tobehisonlyNHLhattrick.

Writing on his blog Greatest Hockey Legends,JoePelletiernotedthatformostofhis hockeylifeCurrywasamodestplayerhappyto stay in the shadows of hockey's spotlight. Most nights,exceptone.

"On Oct 29, 1951 -- with then Princess Elizabeth and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh in attendance, " Pelletier wrote, "Curry scored three goals in a 6-1 victory over the New York Rangers. The Princess (who becameQueenin1952)wasinthemidstofher first royal tour left The Forum under the impression Busher Curry was the best hockey playerintheworld."

"It was Curry's greatest moment," Pelletieradded.

Apparently the Queen recalled Curry manyyearslateronanothervisittoCanada.

Read more by Joe Pelletier at http://habslegends.blogspot.com/2008/07/floyd -busher-curry.html

After six years with the Oshawa Generals and Memorial Cup win the Montreal Canadiensrealizedhispotentialandsignedhim. he had also become a member of the Canadian armed forces near the end pf World War II. He played for the Montreal Royals before being brought up to the Canadiens. Playing his entire NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens it started in 1947 and ended in 1958. During his time with Montreal, Floyd won four Stanley Cups1953,1956,1957,1958.InhisNHLcareer he played in 601 games, scored 105 goals, and earned99assistsfor204points.

Afterretiringasaplayer,hecoachedthe Montreal Royals, then went on to work for the Canadiens front office for over 40 years as directorofsalesandtravelsecretary.Insummer of 1968 he was promoted to Assistant General manager. He remained in that position until 1978.DuringhistimeinMontrealtheCanadiens wontheStanleyCup6moretimes.Curry'sname

wasaddedtothecupin1977,1978.

Additional information at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_Curry

Floyd Curry even got a mention in “Barney's Version" by the distinguished Canadian author, Mordecai Richler. "Ah, 1950. That was the last year Bill Durnan, five times winner of the Vezina trophy, best goalie in the National Hockey League, would mind the nets for my beloved Montreal Canadiens. In 1950, nosglorieuxcouldalreadydeployaformidable defensecorps,itsmainstayyoungDougHarvey. ThePunchLinewasthenonlytwothirdsintact: in the absence of Hector "Toe" Blake, who retired in 1948, Maurice "The Rocket" Richard and Elmer Lach were skating on a line with Floyd "Busher" Curry. They finished second to bloodyDetroitintheregularseasonand,totheir everlastingshame,wentdownfourgamestoone to the New York Rangers in the Stanley Cup semifinals.AtleastTheRocketenjoyedadecent year, finishing the regular season second in the individual scoring race with forty-three goals andtwenty-twoassists."

He died on September 16, 2006, at age 81.

As hockey season gets underway Canadians everywhere are applying Michael Farber's one-degree-of-separation rule again. If youhaveanyinformationyoucanaddtoFloyd Curry's Chapleau connection, please let me know. My email is mikejmorris41 @outlook.com

REPORT from OTTAWA Rapport d’Ottawa

by/par Carol Hughes Federal member of Parliament Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing

Asweenterthelastdaysofsummer,it's important to reflect on what has been Canada's worst wildfire season on record, bar none. The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC),anot-for-profitcorporationownedand operatedbythefederal,provincialandterritorial wildland fire management agencies, declared thatthe2023wildfireseasonhadseenthelargest burned area in Canada's recorded history, not at the end of the season, or even midway through, butbyJune25th,atimewhere,inpreviousyears, wildfires would have just been starting. By the endofJuly,theCIFFCadvisedthatwildfireshad doubled, burning over 120,000 square kilometers,almosttwiceasmuchastheprevious annualrecord,setin1995.

Canadian wildfires were so bad that major cities were declaring air quality states of emergencies in the first week of June. Smoke cloudsfromfiresacrossQuebecwereblanketing Quebec,EasternandSouthernOntario.Citiesin the Eastern U.S. were severely affected by wildfire smoke, with as many as 75 million peopleunderairqualityalerts.NewYorkCityat one point recorded the second-worst air quality ofanycityintheworld,behindonlyNewDelhi. Canadian wildfire smoke was so severe that it wasimpactingairqualityinEurope.

Even the riding of Algoma-ManitoulinKapuskasinghadanumberofsevereforestfires. WhiteRiverandHornepaynelivedthroughsome uncertain times over the course of the summer. Therewasalsoconcernaboutfireactivityinthe areas of Massey and Elliot Lake, Wawa & Chapleau,aswellasintheHearstregion.

Whileeachofthesewereproblematicon their own, it's likely harder to shake the images coming out ofYellowknife, West Kelowna, and NovaScotia.All20,000residentsofYellowknife were evacuated on August 16th, with the majority of people travelling to Edmonton for safety. The Yellowknife evacuation order was justliftedonSeptember6th.TheWestKelowna firestartedfairlysmall,butquicklygrewfrom64 hectaresto6,800hectaresovera24-hourperiod betweenAugust17thand18th. Thousandsmore were evacuated, and the transition to return is now underway. Nova Scotia was hard hit by wildfiresatthestartofthesummer,inShelburne County andTantallon (a suburb of Halifax), the

RecordWildfireSeasonMaySignalNeedforNationalFireTeam

largestinthatprovince'shistory.

Last week, a ceremony was held in OttawaattheCanadianFirefightersMemorialto honour those brave men and women who have losttheirlivesasaresultoftheirprofession.This yearalone,86firefightershavediedeitherinthe lineofdutyorfromjob-relatedillnesses.It'svital thatwehonourtheirnoblesacrifices.Partofthat is ensuring that we address the shortcomings of the profession and ensure that the hard work of our dedicated firefighters is compensated appropriately.Giventhatasignificantportionof firefightersarevolunteers,andthatwearelosing those volunteers in record numbers, we must continuetopushfor,attheveryleast,increasing thevolunteerfirefightertaxcreditfrom$3,000to $10,000 to ensure they receive appropriate compensationfortheirwork.

Additionally, Richard Cannings, the MPfor the BC riding of South Okanagan–West Kootenay, has been promoting the idea of developing a

Alors que nous entamons les derniers joursdel'été,ilestimportantderéfléchiràlapire saison d'incendies de forêt au Canada, sans exception. Le Centre interservices des feux de forêt du Canada (CIFFC), une société sans but lucratif détenue et exploitée par les agences de gestion des incendies de forêt fédérale, provinciales et territoriales, a déclaré que la saison des feux de forêt de 2023 a brûlé le plus vaste territoire de l'histoire canadienne. Cette marqueaétéatteintenonàlafindelasaison,pas même en milieu de saison, mais le 25 juin, une dateàlaquellelesincendiesdeforêtnefaisaient quecommencerdurantlesannéesprécédentes.À la fin de juillet, le CIFFC indiquait que les feux de forêt avaient doublé, brûlant plus de 120 000 kilomètres carrés, soit près du double du record annuelprécédent,établien1995.

Les incendies de forêt au Canada étaient si graves que de grandes villes ont déclaré l'état d'urgenceenraisondelamauvaisequalitédel'air durant la première semaine de juin. Des nuages de fumée provenant des feux au Québec recouvraientlaprovinceainsiquel'EstetleSud de l'Ontario. Des villes dans l'est des États-Unis étaient gravement touchées par la fumée que dégageaient les incendies de forêt. Au total, 75 millions de personnes étaient visées par des alertesdequalitédel'air.Àuncertainmoment,la ville de NewYork a enregistré la pire qualité de l'airdetouteslesvillesdumonde,misàpartNew Delhi. La fumée émanant des incendies de forêt au Canada était si importante qu'elle nuisait à la qualitédel'airenEurope.

Même la circonscription d'AlgomaManitoulin-Kapuskasing a connu un certain

national wildfire fighting force. Fighting wildfires is a provincial responsibility, but his ideaistohaveanational,well-trainedforcethat can be quickly deployed to assist the provinces andterritoriestofightblazesbeforetheybecome overwhelmed. They could additionally work throughouttheyeartopreventandclearproblem areasbeforefireseasonstarts.Inmanyinstances, when blazes become too large to manage with provincial forces alone, provinces do seek the assistanceoffirefightersfromotherjurisdictions to help. Having a nimble national force to help their provincial counterparts when they need it most could do a lot to prevent the devastating effectsoflarge,out-of-controlfires.

This summer's fire season has been exceptional.Whileweareallhopingthatthiswill notbeanewnormal,it'simportanttocommitto addressingthepotentialchallengesoffuturefire seasons now and prepare for those worse-case scenarios.

nombredegravesincendiesdeforêt.WhiteRiver et Hornepayne ont vécu des moments d'incertitude au cours de l'été. L'activité des incendies dans les régions de Massey et Elliot Lake,WawaetChapleau,ainsiquedanslarégion deHearst,aégalementsuscitédesinquiétudes. Bien que chacun de ces incendies était problématiqueàluiseul,ilestdifficiled'oublier lesimagesquinousvenaientdeYellowknife,de West Kelowna et de la Nouvelle-Écosse. Les 20 000 résidents de Yellowknife ont été évacués le 16 août, la majorité se dirigeant vers Edmonton pour se mettre à l'abri. L'ordre d'évacuer Yellowknife n'a été levé que le 6 septembre. L'incendie à West Kelowna avait au départ des proportions modestes, mais il a rapidement pris de l'expansion partant de 64 hectares pour atteindre6800hectaresen24heuresentrele17et le18août.Desmilliersdepersonnesdeplusont été évacuées, et la transition vers le retour à la maison est finalement en cours. La NouvelleÉcosse a été durement touchée par les incendies deforêtaudébutdel'été,àShelburneCountyetà Tantallon(unebanlieuedeHalifax),etaconnule pirebilandel'histoiredelaprovince.

Lasemainedernière,unecérémonies'est dérouléeauMonumentauxpompierscanadiensà Ottawa pour honorer les braves hommes et femmes qui ont perdu la vie en exerçant leur métier.Cetteannéeseulement,86pompierssont morts en service ou d'une maladie liée à leur travail. Il est crucial que nous honorions leurs noblessacrifices,notammentennousassurantde corriger les lacunes du métier et de rémunérer adéquatement le dur labeur de ces pompiers dévouésàlatâche.ÉtantdonnéSuiteP.7

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Sacré-Coeurstudentskickoffschoolyearwithacornroast

At École Sacré-Cœur (Chapleau), studentsandstaffgotthenewschoolyearoff toagreatstartwithaverytastyactivity!They

enjoyedacornroastonFriday,September8. Young and older students alike, along with school staff, were happy to enjoy this fun

activity!Theschoolcommunitywouldliketo thank Mme France for organizing this activity.

À l'école Sacré-Cœur (Chapleau), les élèves et les membres du personnel ont déjà bien entamés cette nouvelle année scolaire avec la

tenue d'une activité fort savoureuse! Ils se sont régalés lors d'une bonne épluchette de maïs le vendredi 8 septembre dernier. Petits et grands

étaient heureux de profiter de cette activité conviviale! La communauté scolaire remercie MmeFrancepourl'organisationdecetteinitiative.

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On Oct. 2, 1614, Louis XIII of France was declared an adult. His mother, Marie de' Medici, continued to act as his Regent, however, as she had begun upon the assassination of his father, King Henry IV of France,in1610,untilLouisturned16.

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qu'une grande partie des pompiers sont des volontaires et que nous les perdons en grand nombre,nousdevonscontinuerdedemander,àtout le moins, que le crédit d'impôt pour les pompiers volontaires passe de 3 000 à 10 000 dollars afin qu'ilsreçoiventuneindemnitéappropriéepourleur travail.

Par ailleurs, Richard Cannings, député d'Okanagan-Sud–Kootenay-Ouest en ColombieBritannique, promeut l'idée de créer un service national de pompiers. Le combat contre les incendies de forêt est un champ de compétence provinciale,maissonidéeconsisteàmettresurpied

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La saison des incendies cet été a été exceptionnelle. Même si nous espérons tous qu'il ne s'agit d'une nouvelle normale, il importe de relever maintenant les défis que pourraient présenterlesprochainessaisonsdesincendiesetde sepréparerauxpiresscénarios.

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Superheroesareanexcitingandentertaining phenomenon. They have delighted the imaginations of all ages for generations. When we think of superheroes,wethinkoffictitiouscharacterssuchas Superman, Batman, the Green Hornet and Spiderman. Of course, we also have heroes who are notjustfictionalcharacters.Duringthepandemic,we took the time to acknowledge some heroes in our society,suchasourdoctors,nurses,transportdrivers and others. So, while heroes are real with genuine skills,superheroes,ingeneral,areimaginarycharacterswithuniqueorevensupernaturalskills.

However, I think the argument can be made that our farmers might also be considered to qualify for superhero status. Farmers prevent our world's population from starving and use their skills to raise healthy animals and crops to provide healthy foods. Their superpower status comes from their special closeconnectiontoland,natureandenvironmentthat no one else has. So, in my view, they are not just heroesbutsuperheroes.

When you think about the history of the worldandsociety,farmingwastheveryfirstprofession of man. It was, and still is, the most healthful,

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valuable and noble of occupations. The wealth and successofanationarelinkeddirectlytothesuccessof ourfarmers.

I have often said that if anyone wants to criticize a farmer,theybetternotdoitwiththeirmouthful.

Andyet,humannatureisthatwealltoooften take our superhero farmers for granted. Maybe it's becausefarminghasbeenaroundforsolongthatit's just 'understood' to be there reliably, like electricity. The good news is that it is not too late to fix this problem, and our provincial government can take stepsinthisregard.

Partoftheproblemmightbethatourgovernment's overall approach is relatively linear and disjointed. Perhaps we tend to look at issues in isolation rather than comprehensive. When doctors treat patients, they don't look at just one thing.They look at the symptoms and take a whole-body approach in deciding how best to treat the entire patient.

Thetrickistofindawaytobalanceneedsand competing demands for land with the importance of maintaining a healthy agricultural industry. And whateverpolicieswecreatemusthavetheflexibility to meet changes in the future as they roll out. Such considerations should include economic, climate, population growth, immigration and technology, to namebutafew.

The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) is a prominent voicefor38,000farmingbusinesses across Ontario. Collectively, they have generations of experience and knowledge to share. In preparation for the 2023 Provincial Budget, the OFA submitted to the Province a paperoutliningtheirunderstandings andsuggestionsastowhatshouldbe considered as the government prepared the budget. In the submission,theOFAoutlinedthreecritical areas of government actions that would benefit rural Ontario and stimulatetheeconomy:

1. Investing in rural Ontario's physicalandsocialinfrastructure

2. Improving access to veterinarian care in rural and northernOntario

3. Promoting and protecting Ontario-grownfood

The OFAoffered numerous specific suggestions for the Province to consider including in theOntariobudget.Therecommendations were based on investing in rural and social infrastructure. The OFAsubmissionrecommendedthat Ontario ministries work collaboratively “to target and expand appropriate rural community economic and social infrastructure such as schools, broadband, housing, and transportation to help support strong rural communities andagri-foodbusinesses.”

The government must improve and expand necessary infrastructures to help farming businesses keep up with the ever-growing and changing global economy. Such investment is needed for rural roads andbridges,accesstoaffordableandreliableenergy sources, and access to high-speed broadband. Also needed are investments in social infrastructure to include local community schools and physical and mentalhealthcare.

The Ontario government must do better at acknowledgingthattherealitiesofruralOntariansare different than those facing urban Ontarians. Cookiecuttersolutionsarenotabletoeffectivelyaddressall problems.

Thekeytosavingourruralcommunitiesand growingouragriculturalsectorisforthegovernment to commit to changing how it has focused on issues and ways to resolve problems. Provide farmers with theinfrastructure,funding,supportandlegislationto getthejobdoneright–forthegoodofallOntarians andtheworldpopulationsitfeeds.

It is not too late to make things right and improve our food supply, farms and related agricultural businesses. But we must change our focus and approachtoseeingandworkingwiththe'whole-body' ratherthansegmentedorlinearones.

The week of September 18th, I am really looking forward to attending the International PlowingMatchheldthisyearinBowlingGreen.Itisa must-go annual event because it is a prime opportunity for dialogue with so many farmers and agricultural associations attending, allowing greater understanding.

As always, please feel free to contact my office about these issues or any other provincial matters. You can reach my constituency office by email at mmantha-co@ola.org or by phoneToll-free at1-800-831-1899.